Two straight lines

Geometry Level pending

Two straight lines A B AB and C D CD intersect at point T T . If A T D = 2 x + 2 y , D T B = 2 x y \angle ATD=2x+2y, \angle DTB=2x-y and B T C = 4 x 2 y \angle BTC=4x-2y , where x x and y y are variables, find the measure of A T C \angle ATC (in degrees).

120 40 60 50 80

This section requires Javascript.
You are seeing this because something didn't load right. We suggest you, (a) try refreshing the page, (b) enabling javascript if it is disabled on your browser and, finally, (c) loading the non-javascript version of this page . We're sorry about the hassle.

1 solution

If two straight lines intersect, the vertically opposite angles are equal. So A T D = B T C \angle ATD=\angle BTC , we have

2 x + 2 y = 4 x 2 y 2x+2y=4x-2y \implies 4 y = 2 x 4y=2x \implies x = 2 y x=2y ( 1 ) \color{#D61F06}(1)

If two straight lines intersect, the sum of the two adjacent angles is two right angles ( 18 0 ) (180^\circ) . So, A T D + D T B = 180 \angle ATD+\angle DTB=180 . We have

2 x + 2 y + 2 x y = 180 2x+2y+2x-y=180 \implies 4 x + y = 180 4x+y=180 ( 2 ) \color{#D61F06}(2)

Substitute ( 1 ) \color{#D61F06}(1) in ( 2 ) \color{#D61F06}(2) , we have

4 ( 2 y ) + y = 180 4(2y)+y=180 \implies 8 y + y = 180 8y+y=180 \implies 9 y = 180 9y=180 \implies y = 20 y=20

It follows that, x = 2 ( 20 ) = 40 x=2(20)=40 . Since A T D \angle ATD and B T D \angle BTD are vertically opposite angles, they are equal. So

A T D = B T D = 2 x y = 2 ( 40 ) 20 = 6 0 \angle ATD=\angle BTD=2x-y=2(40)-20=\boxed{60^\circ}

0 pending reports

×

Problem Loading...

Note Loading...

Set Loading...